| ATROPHY | • atrophy n. (Pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. • atrophy v. (Intransitive) To wither or waste away. • atrophy v. (Transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. |
| AUTOPSY | • autopsy n. A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. • autopsy n. An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure. • autopsy n. (Rare) An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed. |
| COPYCAT | • copycat n. (Informal, derogatory) One who imitates or plagiarizes others’ work. • copycat n. A criminal who imitates the crimes of another; specifically, a criminal who commits the same crime… • copycat adj. Imitative; unoriginal. |
| OPACITY | • opacity n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through. • opacity n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding. • opacity n. (Optics, countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light. |
| OUTPLAY | • outplay v. (Transitive) To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than. • out-play v. Alternative form of outplay. • OUTPLAY v. to excel or defeat in a game. |
| OUTPRAY | • outpray v. (Transitive) To exceed or surpass in prayer. • OUTPRAY v. to surpass in praying. |
| PARROTY | • parroty adj. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a parrot. • PARROTY adj. of or like a parrot. |
| PAYOUTS | • payouts n. Plural of payout. • pay-outs n. Plural of pay-out. • PAYOUT n. money that is paid out. |
| POLYACT | • polyact adj. (Zoology) polyactinal. • POLYACT adj. of a marine animal, having many rays or tentacles, also POLYACTINAL, POLYACTINE. |
| PORTRAY | • portray v. To paint or draw the likeness of. • portray v. (Figuratively) To represent by an image or look. • portray v. (Figuratively) To describe in words; to convey. |
| POYNANT | • poynant adj. Obsolete form of poignant. • POYNANT adj. (Spenser) poignant. |
| TEAPOYS | • teapoys n. Plural of teapoy. • TEAPOY n. (Hindi) an ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea, also TEPOY. |
| TOPIARY | • topiary adj. Of, or relating to art of topiaries. • topiary adj. Of a tree or shrub, trimmed in artistic shape. • topiary n. (Uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals. |
| TYMPANO | • tympano n. (Music) A kettledrum. • tympano- pref. Of or relating to the eardrum. • TYMPANO n. a kettledrum, also TIMPANO. |
| WAYPOST | • waypost n. A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail. • waypost n. (Figuratively) Something that guides or marks the way along a figurative journey; a temporary stopping point. • WAYPOST n. a guidepost. |